After a thrash/death debut, more or less similar to the metal trend of the epoch (with the albums Malleus Malleficarum and Consuming Impulse), in 1991 (by the Testimony of the Ancients) and especially in 1993 (by the ultra-experimental Spheres), the band has chosen the path of a totally atypical death metal, very technical and complex, a decision that provoked both the breaking of the contract with the record label and the splitting of the band’s fan base.
The fact that the band does not make two identical (at least consecutive) albums is well-known, this statement being proven by Resurrection Macabre (that, even though it was deeply technical, was more of an aggressive album, quite different from the previous one).
I really wondered how Doctrine would sound, with its song title somehow inducting the idea of a sick symmetry, and I was quite surprised to find out that it was exactly as I expected it to be.
Musically, Doctrine is a more technical album, sometimes almost hypnotic, with hallucinating fretless bass interventions, bizarre guitar solos, mathematical riffs and ferocious vocals. Apart from all this, there is not very much to say about the music itself, listening to metal should be an individual experience, so I guess every listener should form his own opinion.
In a period in which the main tendency is to become as accessible as one can be, Pestilence does not disappoint and comes back with a totally unfriendly, pretentious and soliciting album.
Even though some persons would consider this a mere trying to attract the attention of fans, I firmly believe that, fortunately, there are still a few bands (Pestilence included) that play strictly for pleasure and make music for the sake of music only, without thinking about trends and selling items.
Line-up:
Patrick Mameli - lead guitars, vocals
Patrick Uterwijk - lead guitars
Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass guitar
Yuma Van Eekelen - drums
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